Voyager Glades–Jones Mill Pond, 8 sights
16.1 mi · ▲ 1,860 ft · 6 hr 18 min
Voyager Glades–Jones Mill Pond, 8 sights is a 16.1-mile out-and-back near Trent, PA. The route passes Jones Mill Pond and Voyager Glades. It climbs 1,860 ft. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Voyager Glades–Jones Mill Pond, 8 sights
16.1 mi · ▲ 1,860 ft · 6 hr 18 min
Elevation 1,997–2,815 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.00387, -79.24245
Weather Sep 5: Rain showers, high 72°F / low 63° · precip 18% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Pumphouse Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Jones Mill Pond.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Martz Trail/Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Beltz Trail/Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Red Oak Trail/Road, heading NW.
- 2.8 miSharp right onto Jones Mill Run Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Illegal Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right onto LHHT - PA31 Shelter Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left onto North Woods Trail Loop, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto North Woods Trail Connector, heading S.
- 0.8 miPass Voyager Glades.
- 0.3 miReach Voyager Glades, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto North Woods Trail Loop, heading W.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto LHHT - PA31 Shelter Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miSharp left onto Illegal Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Jones Mill Run Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Red Oak Trail/Road, heading SW.
- 2.8 miTurn right onto Beltz Trail/Road, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Martz Trail/Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Pumphouse Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.8 mi in (~170 min). Leave by 4:34 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Martz Trail/Road–Pumphouse Trail, 3 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 291 ft
- Ridge Trail/Road & Shay Run Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 364 ft
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